The Department of Veterans Affairs has announced that it will no longer provide medical treatment for gender dysphoria to veterans, a decision that evokes controversy amid broader federal policies recognizing only two sexes. While current patients will continue their treatments, new cases will not be supported financially by the VA. This move, framed by VA Secretary Doug Collins as a directive of the Trump administration's policies, has met considerable backlash, particularly from advocacy groups that argue it undermines the welfare of veterans seeking necessary healthcare services post-service.
"If Veterans want to attempt to change their sex, they can do so on their own dime," VA Secretary Doug Collins said in a press release.
"If as a country we tell ourselves that we want the very best for America's veterans, this recent action by the VA flies in the face of that and makes one wonder if it's one that VA physicians would agree with," said Allison Jaslow, CEO of advocacy group Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America.
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